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  • Gurrieri new head football coach at Manalapan High

    BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Ed Gurrieri Continuity is the theme of Manalapan’s new head football coach Ed Gurrieri. "We feel we’ve built a pretty good program here," he said. "I want to keep it going in the right direction." Last fall, Manalapan reached the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV championship…

  • Ventura turns in quick 5K in FARC’s Summer Series

    Jorge Ventura hasn’t lost a step. The Colts Neck High School graduate, the first runner in that school’s history to win a state championship, ripped off a 16:59 at the Freehold Area Running Club’s Summer 5K Race Series held at Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Manalapan. In winning the Wednesday night race, the fourth of the…

  • Sports Shorts

    Sports Shorts Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, once again fielded the winningest community college sports program in New Jersey, earning the CAANJ (Collegiate Athletic Administrators of New Jersey) Cup for the second straight year. During the 2003-04 school year, the Jersey Blues were the Garden State Athletic Conference champions in six of the nine sports they…

  • Monmouth legion teams in district tournaments

    BY GEORGE ALBANOStaff Writer BY GEORGE ALBANO Staff Writer The Monmouth County American Legion was well-represented in the New Jersey district tournaments last weekend, no more so than by Ocean Township, which won its first two games in impressive fashion and put itself in excellent position to advance to this weekend’s state tournament. The Oakhurst…

  • Sports Shorts

    Sports Shorts Briana Jackucewicz of Howell, is featured in the "Faces in the Crowd" section of Sports Illustrated for Kids in the August issue. The 13-year-old recently set the United States high school record for the 5,000-meter run at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships when she posted a winning time of 16:43.02, knocking nine seconds…

  • Kart racing popular at Raceway Park courses

    BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFFGRANIT staff Above, Scott Woods gives his son, Zachary, 11, some advice before taking some practice laps at Raceway Park in Old Bridge recently. Below, local racers jockey for position on the highly popular road course at the Old Bridge facility. You never know…

  • Township Seniors one game from state finals

    LL District 19champions reachSection III final BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer LL District 19 champions reach Section III final BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer It’s no surprise that the Freehold Township Little League Senior League All-Stars (ages 15-16) are one game away from the state championships. After all, the bulk of the team, nine members, won…

  • Goldwater’s perseverance keeping him in baseball

    Former Patriotpitching forAtlantic City Surf BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Goldwater’s perseverance keeping him in baseball Former Patriot pitching for Atlantic City Surf BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold Township’s Kyle Goldwater has extended his playing career beyond even his own expectations, and is currently enjoying success as a member of the Atlantic City Surf. When…

  • Boytano sweeps NJJGC’s two 36-hole tournaments

    BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Boytano sweeps NJJGC’s two 36-hole tournaments BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFFGRANIT staff Colts Neck’s Joe Stacy putts for birdie on the second hole during a recent New Jersey Junior Golf Competition event at Battleground County Club. Middletown’s Michael Boytano can do no wrong on the New Jersey Junior…